prepuce

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English prepuce, prepuse, from Old French prepuce (“foreskin”), from Latin praepūtium (“prepuce, foreskin”), a combination of prae- (“fore-”) + Old Latin pūtos (“penis”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɹiːpjuːs/
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Noun[edit]

prepuce (plural prepuces)

  1. (anatomy) The foreskin, or retractable fold of tissue covering the glans penis.
    Synonym: penile foreskin
    • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:
      Jehovah, collector of prepuces, is no more.
    • 1985, Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked:
      But there are a fair number of halfway Jews – you know, those who want God without having to have their prepuces torn off to get him.
  2. (anatomy) The clitoral hood.
    Synonyms: clitoral hood, clitoral foreskin

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Translations[edit]

foreskin — see foreskin
foreskin of certain animals — see sheath

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Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin praeputium.

Noun[edit]

prepuce m (plural prepuces)

  1. foreskin

Descendants[edit]

  • French: prépuce
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